Abhandlung über die Entdeckung des thierischen Magnetismus

A moment later, she experienced such intense convulsive twitching original: "gichterische Zuckungen," referring to spasms or seizures often associated with nervous disorders in the 18th century, accompanied by apparent pain, that she was nearly thrown upward in the bed. I continued, but placed Mr. Ingenhousz between myself and the patient, and she experienced the very same attacks. These trials were repeated as often as Mr. Ingenhousz requested, after which I asked him: Whether he was satisfied and convinced of the wonderful properties of animal magnetism term: animal magnetism (the theory that an invisible natural force or fluid flows between living beings and can be used for healing) which I had predicted to him? Otherwise, I was willing to repeat everything once more. He replied: "Completely, I am convinced; but I ask you, out of friendship: do not make any of this known to the public, so that you do not expose yourself to their disbelief." We parted from one another, and I continued the treatment of the patient with such happy success that on the same day her menses original: "Reinigung," literally 'cleansing,' a common 18th-century euphemism for menstruation returned, and thereby all the symptoms caused by the suppression of the same were relieved.

Two days later, I heard with astonishment that Mr. Ingenhousz was asserting to the public exactly the opposite of what he had maintained to